William Ruby

Aug 27, 2024 | synopsys.com | Jon Ames |William Ruby |Ron DiGiuseppe |Markus Willems

The Hot Chips 2024 conference, taking place this week in Silicon Valley, is a showcase for AI chip innovation. The three-day program illustrates the race among both established chipmakers and new entrants to explore advanced architectures and embrace novel design solutions to deliver the next breakthrough AI processor.

Aug 1, 2024 | synopsys.com | William Ruby |Ron DiGiuseppe |Markus Willems

Ethernet standards in computer networking have been enabling innovation for the last 50 years or so. Today’s compute applications have brought about unprecedented challenges. As machine learning processing needs threaten to further strain networks, the  time to update Ethernet standards is now. In the summer of 2023, the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) was announced to do just that.

Jul 22, 2024 | synopsys.com | William Ruby |Taruna Reddy

In today’s landscape of generative AI, IoT, and more, the demand for advanced RISC-V core IP is rapidly escalating. As technology becomes increasingly software-driven, the industry has shifted from developing hardware first and software second to a new paradigm where applications, particularly large language models in AI, are driving the architectural development. This shift has positioned RISC-V at the forefront due to its highly configurable instruction set architecture (ISA).

Apr 11, 2024 | semiengineering.com | William Ruby

Data center networking is responsible for consuming about 1% of the global electricity supply. With the advent and integration of AI into various sectors, the pressure on both hardware and software infrastructures, necessitated by neural networks and extensive language models, is expected to increase significantly. The burgeoning energy consumption by hyperscale data centers emerges as an urgent issue needing immediate attention.

Mar 7, 2024 | semiengineering.com | William Ruby

Silicon chips are central to today’s sophisticated advanced driver assistance systems, smart safety features, and immersive infotainment systems. Industry sources estimate that now there are over 1,000 integrated circuits (ICs), or chips, in an average ICE car, and twice as many in an average EV. Such a large amount of electronics translates into kilowatts of power being consumed – equivalent to a couple of dishwashers running continuously.